METALLICA Drummer's Assistant Discusses Band's New Music
February 21, 2008, 16 years ago
Virginia Fuel, Virginia's Local Chapter of the METALLICA Club, has issued an interview with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich's assistant, Steven Wiig.
The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Q: Have you had a chance to listen to the new stuff that Metallica is working on for the new album?
A: "I hear it all the time. I can't get away from it. (laughing) I'm usually in or around the studio with them. There's some fast stuff, heavy stuff, slow stuff. There's some stuff on there that sounds a little bit closer to the 'Fade To Black'/'Sanitarium'/'One'-style of song... the clean guitar/riff thing, a great melody... verse stuff with the heavy chorus and the ending blows the shit out of the roof. It's cool to hear them doing that kind of thing again. That's what (producer) Rick (Rubin) has been saying — don't be afraid of doing more of what you do really well. Don't try to reinvent the wheel. Just make a really good Metallica record."
Read the full interview at Virginia Fuel (registration required).
Metallica recently issued the following update:
"This time in English... we're psyched that our friends in MACHINE HEAD have said 'yes' to more fun and games following the good times that were had by all at Wembley last summer. They will play with us in Chorzow, Poland and Prague, Czech Republic for the two headlining shows on the first part of our summer European vacation. The remaining dates in May and June are festivals with tons of other cool bands. As usual, there's more to come..."Upcoming confirmed Metallica dates include:
May
28 - Chorzow, Poland - Slaski Stadium30 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop
31 - Madrid, Spain - Electric Weekend
June
3 - Prague, Czech Republic - Slavia Stadium5 - Lisbon, Portugal - Rock In Rio Lisboa
7 - Nürburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring
8 - Nürnberg, Germany - Rock Im Park
13 - Manchester, Tennessee - Bonnaroo Music Festival
July
16 - Bergen, Norway - Koengen18 - St. Petersburg, Russia - SKK Hall
22 - Bologna, Italy - Parco Nord
25 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Vasil Levski
